The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.


There is no let up at the can houses.
Contractor Stretch has the frame raised
for Petcrson's large new ice house at East
Lake.
Joseph M. Weatherby is preparing sew
enty acres of his farm land to SOW with
wheat this fall.
If you want a pleasant and comfortab lie
;ouse look at the properties Fogg q Rich
man have to offer you.
The "Alert'' literary society of the Gram
MAJ department of the public school, hold
a meeting this afternoon.
The corrected timetable on our railroad,
which went into effect on Monday, will be
found at the head of this, column.
The State Board of Education at
Trenton, on Tuesday reappointed r. Henry
IIolme as superintendent of public schools
in our county.
The Board of Chosen Freeholders will
hold their regular monthly meeting at
Salem next Wednesday, for the transac-
tion of routine business.
The members ofthe Sunday School ofthe
M. L. church of this place will give an
oyster supper in McAIlister's Hall on Fri
day and Saturday of next week, Oct. 18th
and 18th.
Stoves and heaters are being brought
from their summer hiding place and put in
trim for service this winter. They should
be thoroughly examined before fire is put
into them.
That part of the Bowen estate east of the
railroad. making twenty-one lots on Broad
and Elm streets, will be offered at public
sale on the Goth instant. Advertisements
will appear later.
Miss Helena w. Tyler, who has the art
classes at the Woodstown Academy, has
at present about twenty-five scholars nm
der her tuition, beside having established
classes at Sharptown and Swedesboro.
Miss A. NJ. Archambault, of Philadel-
phil, organized her art class at the studio
in Turner'S building on Wednesday last,
with a goodly number of pupils. Lessons
will be given every Wednesday afternoon
between the hours of one and four.
The Prohibition County Executive Com
mittee will meet in Woodstown tomorrow
to fill the senatorial nomination occasioned
by the declination of Richard B. Ware.
Harmon IIitchner, of P~ittsgrove, is promi-
nently mentioned in connection with the
place.
E. S. Fogg, agent for the Bowen estate,
has disposed of the so foot lot on Main
street, north of Isaac Ballinger's, to Mar
tina b. Colson vino, we understand, intends
building thereon this season. This is the
last of the property on Main street, except
the Ballinger property and the frontage
taken by the new street.
The present week will fully wind up the
peach season. Notwithstanding the short
crop in Delaware and Maryland, dealers
say that at no time during the season has
there been a scarcity of peaches in the
market, and, while the prices have ruled
considerable higher than in more product
i've years, there never was any trouble in
finding customers for them. Upper Jersey
turned out a much larger crop than was at
first anticipated.
Richman & Coles received at their Gold
Spring. Creamery during the month of
September 133, 900 pounds of milk. Most
of the butter they manufacture is shipped
to Geo. II. D~anenhower, Camden, who re-
mits the proceeds of sales every Monday.
Accompanying last check was a note say
ing, "You are at the top of the market
The firm are also engaged in the hog BUSH
ness in a small way. They purchase a lot
of pigs or shoats, feed them lively on
SKINNED milk for a while and dispose OF
them at Il reasonable price with a margin
cf profit.
List of letters remaining in Woodstown
post Office for month ending September 80,
1887: Mrs. Mary Aldrage, Mr.. Borson,
Chas. Brown, Esq, Miss Annie Carter,
Eliza Carter, Mr.. Cassidy, NJ. Campbell,
Miss Lille Calver, Mary Davis, Mr.. ID. l..
Delp, A.. II. Davis, John d. Drummond,
Nathan Dunn, Esq, Mr.. j. +. Foster, A.
II. Davis, Mrs. Harriet Founting, Miss
Matty Green, VIM. Wade Griscom, Lydia
IIaines, Lewis He'll, DIR. c. ID. Jennings,
II. r. Lloyd. Rev. d. Mead, NJ. D., Arthur
Matson. Elizabeth Pancoast, j. Proud,
Rev. Daniel Russell, Sr., Mrs. Jacob Spang-
Ter, Mrs. Mary Sturm, II. Reeves Smith,
Mr.. Buckley 6addler.